Skip navigation
You are viewing our beta course page.

Medicine and Surgery

  • MB BS
  • 5 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Preston Campus
More about University of Lancashire

Course options

2025-20262026-2027
Apply

Course summary

Course overview
Our degree in medicine (MBBS) will train you to become a professional, compassionate doctor. Offering an innovative approach to medical education, we focus on early patient contact - you'll see patients in clinical settings from the very first year.

In line with our aim to create a representative workforce, we will apply a weighting to applicants who meet our widening participation criteria.

Why study with us

  • Patient interaction from Year 1 in diverse urban and rural clinical placements.

  • You will study a spiral curriculum which enables you to deepen your knowledge and understanding throughout the course.

  • Develop your expertise in a range of practical areas, including clinical, communication, observation, teamwork and leadership skills.

What you’ll do

  • Our on-campus clinical skills laboratories have a vast range of equipment - including a number of high fidelity clinical human simulators - to help develop clinical skills in realistic hospital, home and GP surgery environments.

  • You’ll benefit from a mixture of work-based learning and clinical placements throughout your five years.

  • Enjoy multi-professional learning and train alongside students on other health courses, developing the key skills required to work in a healthcare team.

Accreditations

  • The GMC recognises the University as one of the bodies to award primary medical qualifications. The School has been added to the GMC's list of bodies approved to award UK medical degrees.

Future careers
Successful completion of the course will enable you to meet core requirements as a Junior Doctor and allow you to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council.

Modules

Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • General Medical Council

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Preston Campus

Study options

  • MB BS • Full-time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 14/09/2026

Apply by
15 October

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U
Points of Entry:
Year 1

University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?

How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

Apply by
15 October

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Open days

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAA

Minimum grades AAA (At least two science subjects to include Chemistry and a third academic subject). All A Levels must be taken in one sitting.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Maths and English at Grade B/5

The University of Lancashire accepts a number of international foundation programmes, full details of which can be obtained from the International Admissions Team at ia@lancashire.ac.uk

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
All applicants are required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) before you apply. UCAT scores will be utilised as part of the selection process prior to interview.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7.5with no component score less than 7.0 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
The scores must be from the same ‘academic version’ of the test and the certificate must include the original stamp and test report form.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.

Learn more on the University of Lancashire website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
Channel Islands£9535Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index Inflation rate and increases permitted by the Government

Related courses

At University of Lancashire

Like this page